Yahaya Bello, the Kogi State Governor, has ordered the shutdown of brothels and prohibited the use of facemask in public places just as he ordered the demolition of shanties in some areas of the state.
The governor issued the directives on Tuesday in Lokoja during a meeting with all first and second-class traditional rulers, including local government chairmen in the state.
The decision is a response by the state to the series of security breached in the state in recent times aiming to tackle the insecurity issues.
The wearing of facemasks in public places was also banned, this is to help for proper identification of persons in the state when they’re in public places.
Governor Bello also ordered the removal and demolition of shanties in Lokoja, Osara, Zango, Itobe, Obajana and all other areas in the state.
He also ordered for the proper documentation of tricycle and motorcycle riders. He urged the state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, local government chairmen, union leaders, and security agencies to ensure that this happens.
“You have the exclusive responsibility to ensure that all nooks and crannies of your areas are free from criminality of all sorts. Ensuring peaceful co-existence in your domain is your exclusive responsibility,” the governor said.
Bello also sympathised with the family of security agents who were killed in Ajaokuta Local Government Area on Saturday, July 30.
He charged the concerned stakeholders to continue to do their jobs without fear or favour, noting, “Let me sound a note of warning to all politicians, irrespective of political persuasion, to desist from anything that could disrupt the peace we are currently enjoying in the state.”
